Friends and co-workers of York County homicide victim Matthew Alexander Bell are holding a fundraiser to help pay for his funeral costs.

Bell, 31, worked at Dickey's Barbecue Pit in West Manchester Township and was well loved as an employee there. He was the "block person" who talked to customers directly about what kind of meat they wanted to order.

But he did whatever was needed of him, too — the oil, the grease, scraping the pit — never with any question or argument, said restaurant manager Chelsey Ruppert.

"He was always happy, positive," she said. "I don’t think he was ever mad and upset in here."

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Friends and family gather during a vigil to remember Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

Cidney Thomas, left, of Baltimore, takes a closer look at photos as friends and family gather during a vigil to remember Thomas' son, Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

Rashi Tyler, left, of York City, and Alyssa Kutsch, of Dover, share an umbrella as rain falls during a vigil held by family and friends to remember Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

Photos and messages of love and remembrance are on display as friends and family gather during a vigil to remember Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

Friends and family gather during a vigil to remember Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

Friends and family gather during a vigil to remember Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

Friends and family gather during a vigil to remember Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

Friends and family gather during a vigil to remember Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

Friends and family gather during a vigil to remember Matthew Alexander Bell, 32, at 206 South Penn St. in York City, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Bell was fatally shot at the home on Monday, Feb. 12, when shots were fired into the house. Dawn J. Sagert photo Dawn J Sagert, The York Dispatch

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Bell was fatally shot Monday, Feb. 12, in the 200 block of South Penn Street, when someone from outside fired bullets into a home.

The restaurant is partnering with Buffalo Wild Wings for a fundraiser for Bell's family Friday, Feb. 23. From open to close, 15 percent of proceeds from orders will be given to his mother, Cidney Thomas, to help pay for funeral costs.

Their goal is to raise $1,000, Ruppert said, but they hope to give anything they can.

"The money is just for her," she said — for whatever Thomas needs it for, including expenses to get Bell to Baltimore, where the funeral will be held.